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Talking about the huge vision I have in my head and how, with AI, it's possible to start getting it out of my head and into reality at an astonishing rate. Also how I'm solving my own problems from the puck holder business by creating features in the Deploy the Fleet business. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: X: https://x.com/kevinsidwarFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidwarkd/Email: [email protected]

In this episode I cover how I set up my new Facebook ads campaign using AI and how it's going. I also talk about having to figure out how to ship a large quantity of lithium batteries. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: X: https://x.com/kevinsidwarFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidwarkd/Email: [email protected]

Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: X: https://x.com/kevinsidwarFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkdLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidwarkd/

What was supposed to be a drop-in replacement display has turned into a nightmare. Goals for the Week Ahead Truly Launch the Pre-Order Site Test OpenOCD debugging in VSCode Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

In this episode I talk about how my job almost pushed me over the edge. I lost my way exploring alternatives and I talk through those and how ultimately I landed in a great place.  Goals for the Week Ahead Finish testing hardware and fix issues. For real this time Test the new e-paper display....for real this time Submit next prototype order Launch pre-orders website for holders Let's Connect!  I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

We finally have ESP32 hardware to test with. I made a few stupid mistakes on the layout that I discuss and we also got accepted into the AWS Founder program which gives us $1000 in AWS credits. I also give an update on how the "sawdust" project is going. Goals For the Week Ahead Test the new e-paper display Test JTAG debugging Have several biz dev meetings Fix the PCB issues on the new hardware Sell more dev kits AWS Founder Program Link - https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2020/02/aws-launches-activate-founders-package/ Let's Connect!  I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

Smart Pucks are out for now so we need another direction. In this episode I talk about what that direction is and how we plan to move forward with it. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

How do you balance "fake it till you make it" with being true to yourself and leaning into your identity as a small business? Honestly, I don't know but I talk about it for 10 minutes in this episode. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

You want to make money but at what point are you exchanging your happiness for that money. In this episode I talk about the precarious balance between seeking revenue and getting trapped in doing things just for the money. I also touch on why this balance is causing me to rethink the direction of the company. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

In this episode I talk about navigating the emotions of the coronavirus and what I'm doing during this time of lockdown. Also an update on things that are going on. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/SfZnKMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

In a previous episode I talked about the mental rollercoaster you go through trying to start a company and thinking about quitting your job. This episode is an update to that view and how it's not as binary as I thought. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

Recently I've been thinking a lot about this question. Do I want to turn my work into my hobby or do I want to turn my hobby into work? Tune in on this episode as I dissect that question and where I stand on it. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

I'm upping my content game across all of my distribution channels. I'm a big believer that you can give away helpful content for free while also getting something in return in the form of attention and future sales. In this episode I talk about how I'm approaching my content right now and also give an update on how things are going with the redesign and dev kit creation. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

All the crappy Silicon Valley mantras about how to run a hardware startup company are not only bad cliches but they are simply impractical for most people. In this episode I talk about some of the advantages of taking the road less traveled. The boring road as it were. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]

The first attempt at monetizing the StatFeedr "sawdust" is going to be in the form of an e-paper dev kit based around the ESP32 module. In this episode I talk about the thought process around pursuing this as a potential revenue source. Let's Connect! I would love to hear from you. Thoughts, opinions, or even just to introduce yourself so I can get to know you better. You can find me in the following places: Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/kevinsidwar Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinsidwar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sidwarkd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidwarkd Email: [email protected]